Tall and covered with leathery, purple skin, the Dorneans were a proud species with a long martial history. Their naval tradition stretched back to a time when the Dorneans only sailed on their worlds oceans, before their mastery of space travel. Like their quill-studded eyefolds and shoulders suggested, the Dorneans were skilled defensive tacticians, particularly male Dorneans, who held the roles of caring for Dornean children.